RAINIER AUDUBON SOCIETY

A Virtual Field Trip in the Nisqually River Watershed
2022-09-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | United Methodist Church, 29645 51st Ave.South, Auburn, Washington, 98001, United States
by Jeff Antonelis-Lapp

Did you know that the Nisqually River, originating on the slopes of Mount Rainier and emptying into Puget Sound, is a national model for watershed preservation and protection? Climb aboard the virtual charter bus and join Jeff Antonelis-Lapp, Emeritus Faculty at The Evergreen State College, for A Virtual Field Trip in the Nisqually Watershed, an image-rich talk from Tahoma and Its People, his natural history of Mount Rainier National Park.

The trip begins with the original inhabitants, the Squalli-Absch, “The People of the River, the People of the Grass.” We then travel the length of the watershed from the Nisqually River’s origin at the terminus of the glacier to its runout into Puget Sound at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. The talk focuses on some of the watershed’s 78 river miles of natural history stories and some of its groundbreaking restoration projects (including the refuge’s dike removal in 2009).

After graduating from Huxley College (B.S. Environmental Education, 1978), Jeff Antonelis-Lapp worked two summers at Mount Rainier National Park, igniting a connection to the mountain that endures today. He has summited the mountain, hiked all of its mapped trails, and completed the 93-mile Wonderland Trail five times.

Meeting Location

We are planning on an in-person meeting at the church, and possibly a hybrid meeting so that you can also view using Zoom. This will be a first for us so please be patient.

George Galvin is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sept. 19 Membership MeetingTime: Sep 19, 2022 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Fall Plant Sale at Soos Creek Botanical Gardens
2022-09-16 10:00 - 2022-09-17 16:00 | Soos Creek Botanical Gardens, 29308 132nd Ave SE, Auburn, Washington, 98092
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SCBG Plant Sale April, 2022

Come visit our Soo’s Creek Botanical Garden Fall Plant sale. We will have a nice selection of beautiful, healthy, plants propagated from the garden’s collections. Fall is an excellent time to plant, the fall rains will help plants establish and be ready to thrive come spring. Proceeds benefit our lovely garden.

Rainier Audubon will have an information booth with displays on our chapter activities, nest box construction, bird feeding methods, bird identification, and more. We can always use volunteers to help with set-up, and to staff the information booth. For information, please contact Ken Schroeder at kenneth.schroeder@rainieraudubon.org

Puget Sound Bird Fest
2022-09-10 00:00 - 2022-09-11 23:59
Puget Sound Bird Fest Returns in Person September 10-11th, 2022Celebrate the 18th annual festival with speakers, field activities, exhibits, and more

(Edmonds, WA) Mark your calendars for the 2022 Puget Sound Bird Fest on September 10-11th in Edmonds. This beloved fall tradition will return in person for nature lovers throughout the Pacific Northwest with two days of speakers, guided walks, field trips, boat tours, exhibits, and educational activities for children and adults.

The 2022 event will kick off Saturday with early-morning guided walks offered by the Pilchuck Audubon Society followed by a keynote address by swan biologist Martha Jordan at 10am in the Edmonds Plaza Room. In her special presentation Washington’s Swans and Snow Geese: Connections to land use, agriculture, and dairy farms, Martha will explore how changes in agriculture and land use practices will affect the distribution and population dynamics of wintering waterfowl in Washington, as well as the farms and farmers themselves.

The Edmonds Library will host a special Bird Fest Family Storytime on Saturday, then families can head next door to the Bird Fest Exhibits Hall at the Frances Anderson Center for hands-on learning and exploration. Booths staffed by representatives from regional conservation organizations, artists, scientists, and select vendors will be open all day Saturday, and guests can enjoy presentations on backyard birding, local birding hotspots, and more in the Edmonds Plaza Room.

For folks wanting to get outside, Bird Fest offers lots of opportunities throughout the weekend including guided nature walks at parks and viewing stations in and around Edmonds, field workshops on bird identification, nature photography, and a Sunday boat cruise to Protection Island.

Located in picturesque Downtown Edmonds Bird Fest guests can enjoy a rich array of shops, galleries,restaurants, cafes and bistros that cater to arts and festivals. Many acclaimed eateries in the center of town and along the beachfront are within easy walking distance of the festival venue.

Many Bird Fest activities are free and open to the public, with some activities requiring a small fee and/or pre-registration. For more information visit the Bird Fest website at www.pugetsoundbirdfest.org, or find us on Facebook and/or Instagram.

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On the Frontlines of Extinction: Saving the Rarest Hummingbirds
2022-08-31 13:00 - 14:00
Found only in the Americas, hummingbirds surprise and delight us — yet many of these feisty birds are on the verge of disappearing forever, including 39 that are globally threatened. Habitat loss is the biggest threat they face – particularly loss of forests and mountain shrublands.

Join our upcoming webinar on August 31 for a trip across our reserve network, with stops in Brazil and Ecuador.You’ll learn about some of the rarest hummingbirds and what we’re doing do save them (and other species).

ABC and its partners are determined to prevent these extinctions by restoring and protecting habitat. Through a network of reserves across Latin America and the Caribbean, we’re helping to protect 241 hummingbird species across more than 1.1 million acres.

Speakers on the webinar will include:

Amy Upgren, Director of Alliance for Zero Extinction and Key Biodiversity Areas Programs, American Bird Conservancy;Bárbara Cavalcante, Northeast Atlantic Forest Project Coordinator, SAVE Brasil;José León, Research Coordinator, Fundación Jocotoco.

WHAT: On the Frontlines of Extinction: Saving the Rarest Hummingbirds

WHEN: Thursday, August 31 at 6:00 PM EDT

WHERE: Zoom (link provided upon registration)

I hope you join us! If you can’t make it, you can still RSVP to get the recording sent directly to you after the event.

Sincerely,

Jordan E. Rutter

Director of Public Relations

American Bird Conservancy

Morning Birdwatching Walk with Leica Store Bellevue at Magnuson Park
2022-08-27 08:00 - 11:00
Join Leica Birding Specialist, Whitney Lanfranco, Wildlife Researcher, Mike Lanzone, and Leica Store Bellevue for an early morning Birdwatching Walk in Warren G. Magnuson Park on Saturday, August 27th, 2022, from 8:00 – 11:00 am. The walk will meet at 7:30 for check-in at the northern corner of Parking Lot E4 (47.681100, -122.248143), which is the parking lot near the bathrooms and Swim Area at the Northeast end of Lakeshore Drive NE.

Look for the Leica Store Bellevue shade shelter where we will have coffee, pastries for all walkers. A limited number of loaner Leica Sport Optics equipment will be available for use during the bird walk on a first come, first-served basis. A photo ID and credit card will be necessary for any loaner equipment. We look forward to seeing you there!

About Wildlife Researcher, Michael Lanzone

Michael Lanzone is the CEO of Cellular Tracking Technologies, a company that develops high-end animal tracking devices for studies conducted across the globe. Over his career he has worked for various state and federal agencies and not-for-profit organizations across the country. He was director of the Bioacoustics and Biomonitoring Laboratory at Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Powdermill Avian Research Center, co-founder of the Eastern Golden Eagle Working group, and was Assistant Coordinator for the 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas. He has worked on many other research and banding projects across the world and has specialized in technological advancements and applied conservation in ornithology including bioacoustics and Golden Eagle ecology and conservation.

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Birdwatching Talk with Mike Lanzone at Leica Store Bellevue
2022-08-26 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Leica Store Bellevue on Friday, August 26th at 7:00 pm for the discussion, “Connecting Networks, Wings & Wildlife For Conservation” with wildlife researcher, Mike Lanzone. The evening will feature an in-depth conversation that focuses on the Internet of Wildlife- connecting technology and wildlife to answer the big conservation questions of today and tomorrow.

Mr. Lanzone will discuss how connectivity in our everyday lives is something we all have gotten used to, both consciously and subconsciously. Whether it’s the watch on your wrist uploading data to the web and then providing you analyses on your phone, or your phone triggering a connected device in your home when you cross an invisible geofence, we use connected networks every day. Until now wildlife tracking devices have been designed to work within a single platform (GSM, ARGOS, etc.), where every device communicates directly with a specific network. The Internet of Wildlife (IoW) leverages each organism in the network to intelligently collect and send information from one organism to the next allowing researchers to collect biological data never before possible. For example, with IoW small passerines transfer data to turtles, otters to gulls, whales to albatrosses; bigger animals can transmit to the internet and/or satellites so that the entire multi-species data stream ultimately reaches the researcher. This kind of intelligent data mesh network enables remote tracking of the smallest organisms. The IoW mesh network leverages existing network infrastructure, thereby reducing the need to deploy costlier infrastructure specific to certain types of wildlife tag, e.g., ICARUS. The CTT IoW will revolutionize how animal movement data are collected and how researchers and wildlife work together to answer big questions and ultimately help conserve species world-wide.

About Speaker, Michael Lanzone

Michael Lanzone is the CEO of Cellular Tracking Technologies, a company that develops high-end animal tracking devices for studies conducted across the globe. Over his career he has worked for various state and federal agencies and not-for-profit organizations across the country. He was director of the Bioacoustics and Biomonitoring Laboratory at Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Powdermill Avian Research Center, co-founder of the Eastern Golden Eagle Working group, and was Assistant Coordinator for the 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas. He has worked on many other research and banding projects across the world and has specialized in technological advancements and applied conservation in ornithology including bioacoustics and Golden Eagle ecology and conservation.

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Board Retreat
2022-08-07 13:00 - 17:00
Held at Jay Galvins House

For more information contact Jay at gigalvin@comcast.net

The Water Ouzel
2022-07-20 12:30 - 14:00 | Soos Creek Botanical Gardens, 29308 132nd Ave SE, Auburn, Washington, 98092
A cooperative presentation between Dan Streiffert and John Muir

https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/the_mountains_of_california/chapter_13.aspx

American Dippers at Flaming Geyser State Park

Soos Creek Park Habitat Enhancement Work Party
2022-07-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Soos Creek Trail, 13600 SE 208th Street,, Kent, Washington, 98042, United States
Friends of Soos Creek Park

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Meet along the Soos Creek Trail; 1/4 mile south of the Gary Grant parking lot (13600 SE 208th Street, Kent)

Volunteers must be fully vaccinated and need to show proof of vaccination. Volunteers need to sign a King County waiver form. You must sign up in advance to participate. Here’s the link . TreePlotter – King County Parks (pg-cloud.com)Wear work clothes and bring your work gloves. Masks are optional.

Questions? Contact Tina Miller at tina.miller55@gmail.com.

Joe Miles

Friends of Soos Creek Park

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12 pm Festival Bird Walk Registration
2022-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Flaming Geyser State Park, 23700 SE Flaming Geyser Rd, Auburn, Washington, 98092, United States

11 am Festival Bird Walk Registration
2022-06-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Flaming Geyser State Park, 23700 SE Flaming Geyser Rd, Auburn, Washington, 98092, United States

10 am Festival Bird Walk Registration
2022-06-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Flaming Geyser State Park, 23700 SE Flaming Geyser Rd, Auburn, Washington, 98092, United States

Rainier Audubon Bird Festival
2022-06-25 09:00 - 15:00 | Flaming Geyser State Park, 23700 SE Flaming Geyser Rd, Auburn, Washington, 98092, United States
At Flaming Geyser State Park

We are open for volunteers to help in setup, take down, manning tables, etc.

Please contact Jay Galvin if interested in volunteering. gjgalvin@comcast.net ph. 253-939-3094.

Four Bird walks starting at 9 AM – 10 AM-11 AM- 12 PM. Limited to first 12 to sign up for each walk.

Register under the specific Bird walk event.

9 am Festival Bird Walk Registration
2022-06-25 09:00 - 10:00 | Flaming Geyser State Park, 23700 SE Flaming Geyser Rd, Auburn, Washington, 98092

Eastside of Cascades Birding Field Class (3 Days)
2022-06-14 00:00 - 2022-06-16 23:59
South Sound Nature School June Birding Adventure

Yellow-breasted ChatSay’s PhoebeMountain Bluebird

Kevin O’Malley & Barbara Petersen will be teaching and leading a field class for beginners, intermediate & expert birders wanting to further their knowledge about birding in Leavenworth Area. The class will focus on bird language, behavior, habitats, nests & bird tracks. Learn to identify, observe, and tell the story of birds in their environment. Birds are such unique animals and leave us with exciting mysteries. Their behavior has fascinated ornithologists for decades.

Classes will be $250 for 3 days. Max 6-8 participants.

Register Here (Under Adult Programs)

Birding Malheur National Wildlife Reguge
2022-05-20 18:30 - 20:00
by Dan Streiffert

At the Levenworth Spring Birdfest

https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/bird-fest/bird-fest-schedule-2022.html

Birding the vast expanse of Harney County’s 10,000+ sq. miles can be daunting. Which birds are where? and when? Dan Streiffert has been birding and photographing in Harney County for 15+ years. This presentation showcases his approach to taking advantage of particular birding ‘routes’ that cover the diverse landscape and discovers the array of birds and other wildlife available. Dan will share tips and tricks for seeing particular species at different times of the day or throughout the year.

A Free Event available in person or by Zoom

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Join CNW and partners to remove invasive plants and improve wildlife habitat near Greenwater, WA
2022-05-14 08:30 - 12:00
Join Conservation Northwest, the U.S. Forest Service and the Ruffed Grouse Society for a work party to remove invasive plant species and improve critical wildlife habitat. We’ll be tackling scotch broom and other invasives and thinning some saplings.

We will meet at the Greenwater Fire Station, then park a few miles south and walk to the work site from there. You can expect a half-mile walk into the work area.

Our work in the Greenwater River corridor will improve foraging opportunities for elk, grouse, and other species that benefit from early successional habitat. Our efforts help create resilient spaces for wildlife to thrive. This work falls under the Central Cascades Watershed Restoration program, which aims to restore, connect and protect wildlife corridors, critical habitat, and watersheds around the central Cascades region.

If interested in volunteering, please bring a water bottle, sturdy footwear, and clothing for rain or shine. Lunch is provided but feel free to bring your own if preferred. This is a hand-tool work party with hand saws and loppers. Tools will be on-site but please bring your own if you’d like.

Please sign-up by using the RSVP form. We hope to see you there on May 14!

Jen SyrowitzConservation Program Manager

Global Big Day
2022-05-14 00:00 - 23:59
GO OUT BIRDING!, log your sightings in eBird as part of Global Big Day.

Help our World Record attempt for the number of species seen and the number of people taking part in a birdwatching event.

New to eBird? Get started here https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48001158707-get-started-with-ebird

Submit your photographs and audio recordings to eBird. If you are unsure about how to do this, please check this link https://ebird.org/news/a-new-way-to-upload-and-tag-photos-and-sounds

Sharing some of your images and videos to eBird as well as social media will create an incredible record of the event for everyone to enjoy.

World Migratory Bird Day
2022-05-14 00:00 - 23:59
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Creston Valley Bird Festival
2022-05-13 00:00 - 2022-05-15 23:59
Creston, BC

Learn to Birdwatch

Guided Birding Tours by field experts. By foot, bus, kayak, or just relax in a lawn chair and wait for the birds to arrive!Basics of Bird Identification WorkshopBotany and Bird Hike up the Balancing Rock TrailFriends of Kootenay Lake presentation on Osprey Monitoring in Kootenay Lake

Kids Events

Guided Canoe Tours (with KCDCS)Bird Kite Building Workshop, Family Bird-a-thon, and Bird Bingo with some great prizes!Botany and Birds for KidsCarla from the Discovery Centre will provide some fun facts for kids!

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Rainier Audubon's May Birdathon
2022-05-01 00:00 - 2022-05-31 23:59
The Month of May is Birdathon!

It’s “birding for dollars!”It’s time for the May Birdathon! It’s fun and easy to participate. Simply count as many bird species in one day as you can! Choose any day in May. Have family, friends, and co-workers sponsor you, then go birding! Afterwards, send your sponsors a list of the birds you saw, and they will donate X amount for each species (i.e. $1 or another amount). Or they can donate a flat fee. 100% of the proceeds support Rainier Audubon activities in south King County.

You choose how you want to participate. Stay at home and count species at your feeder, visit your favorite birding spots or create your own Birdathon experience. Do you love photography? You could share pictures of the birds with your sponsors. Or do you like a friendly competitive game? Perhaps do a fun challenge by matching their donations!

Sponsors are happy to support your efforts, and many look forward to being sponsors again. They especially enjoy your list of bird species seen.While you can choose any day in May, we encourage you to do Saturday, May 14th., which is the Global Big Day.Why do the Birdathon?It’s fun, and Rainier Audubon needs your support! Membership dues to Rainier Audubon only covers a portion of the costs of running a successful Audubon chapter.Birdathon is our largest fundraiser. We depend on it, and you, to provide a stable funding base for our many activities and services such as: programs and speakers fees, environmental education activities, conservation committee activities, printing and mailing our newsletter, and general administrative costs. With your support, we can continue to provide these loved services and wouldn’t have to cut back any of our activities due to lack of funds!It’s simple. Collect sponsors and count bird species in your backyard or on walks. The Sponsor Sheet is included below.We may not be physically together, but together we can accomplish a lot. Join us. As you join in, please respect the COVID-19 phase level for the county where you choose to count birds. Governor Inslee has recently lifted these bans, but we encourage you to limit gatherings to families and close friends.

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Gardening for Birds
2022-04-26 19:00 - 20:30
This webinar will explore how to bring more birds to your home with native plants. Find out how to create a Pacific Northwest bird habitat that provides birds with food, shelter, and nesting sites year-round. Whether you are in a house, a tiny home, or an apartment, your outdoor space can become a sanctuary for you and the birds. We will have three master gardeners come in and share some of their tips and answer your questions about gardening for birds.

Join our Zoom Meeting

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Earth Day Event - Soos Creek Park Habitat Enhancement
2022-04-23 09:00 - 12:00
Meet along the Soos Creek Trail; 1/4 mile south of the Gary Grant parking lot (13600 SE 208th Street, Kent)

Volunteers must be fully vaccinated and need to show proof of vaccination. Volunteers need to sign a King County waiver form. You must sign up in advance to participate. Here’s the link . TreePlotter – King County Parks (pg-cloud.com)Wear work clothes and bring your work gloves. Masks are optional.

Questions? Contact Tina Miller at tina.miller55@gmail.com.

Earth Day Event - Litter Pick-up along 148th Ave SE, Kent
2022-04-22 16:00 - 20:30
Meet at:

Soos Creek Park Maintenance Building

Trailhead Parking Lot

24810 148th Ave SE, Kent

Wear work clothes and bring your work gloves. Masks are optional.

Volunteers need to sign a City of Kent waiver form.

Questions? Contact Katie Lowry at katiekinz520@hotmail.com

Olympic Peninsula BirdFest 2022 (Canceled until 2023!)
2022-04-22 08:00 - 2022-04-24 17:00 | Dungeness River Nature Center, 2151 W Hendrickson Rd, Sequim, WA 98382, Sequim, Washington
Finally, after a two-year absence, we are delighted to announce the return of the Olympic Peninsula BirdFest! Grab your binoculars and join the celebration at the newly expanded Dungeness River Nature Center (formerly the Dungeness River Audubon Center), April 22-24, 2022.

Come bird with us and discover with others the spectacular landscapes of the Olympic Peninsula. Enjoy guided birding trips with local experts in varied habitats, from bays and estuaries along the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the forests of the Dungeness Recreation Area. Join a boat tour around a protected island bird sanctuary on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Take in a talk about our local birds or join any of the other events on offer.

Our gala banquet on Saturday night will include a live auction and raffle. The featured speaker this year, Deborah Jensen, PhD, is the Director of Audubon Washington and the former director of Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.

Precede your BirdFest weekend with a three-day, two-night birding cruise of the spectacular San Juan Islands on April19-21, 2022. Visit San Juan and Sucia Islands and stay in picturesque Friday Harbor.

You just might go home with a new bird for your life list! Check out the offerings by going online (www.olympicbirdfest.org).

Contact us by phone, at 360-681-4076

E-mail us at info@olympicbirdfest.org

Or write to us at:

Dungeness River Nature CenterP.O. Box 2450Sequim, WA 98382

Earth Day 2022
2022-04-22 00:00 - 23:59
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Harney County Migratory Bird Festival
2022-04-21 00:00 - 2022-04-24 23:59 | Burns, Oregon, Burns, Oregon
Spend an amazing weekend witnessing the spectacular spring migration in the Harney Basin of Southeast Oregon. View thousands of migratory birds as they rest and feed in the open spaces of Oregon’s high desert. Held annually in April in Harney County.

The Harney County Migratory Bird Festival was first held in 1981 ​to celebrate the large annual migration of birds passing through Harney Basin on the Pacific Flyway. Harney Basin is one of the three most important areas left in the western United States for spring migratory birds stopping on their way north.

Over 300 species of birds use the refuge throughout each year, making Harney Basin a bird watcher’s paradise. Today, we continue to celebrate the migratory birds’ return each year with guided tours led by experts, workshops, and fun activities for both youth and adults.

17th Annual Duwamish Alive! April 16th Celebrating the Green/Duwamish Watershed
2022-04-16 10:00 - 14:00
Duwamish Alive! is a collaborative stewardship effort of conservation and community groups, businesses, and government entities. Twice a year these events organize hundreds of volunteers to work at multiple sites in the river’s watershed, connecting the efforts of communities from Auburn to Seattle. Volunteers’ efforts include a river cleanup by kayak, salmon habitat and upland restoration, forest revitalization while learning about the watershed and how they can make a positive impact in their daily lives on it. All communities are welcome to join in this collaborative effort which highlights the complex and rich nature of our watershed and the community stewardship of it. For more information contact Sharon Leishman, or visit the Duwamish Alive Coalition website.

Sandhill Cranes of Homer, Alaska
2022-03-31 09:00 - 10:00
by Gary Ivey

International Crane Foundation Webinar

Join our Research Associate Gary Ivey to learn about his 2008 study of Sandhill Cranes in Homer, Alaska. Gary will describe their habitat use and migration paths through the Pacific Flyway to their wintering grounds in California’s Central Valley.Sponsored in memory of our dear granddaughter, Beatrice Love Walter, who loved cranes. Dawn and William Cogger.

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Free Cornell Lab of Ornithology Webinar
2022-03-01 15:00 - 16:00
Title: Preparing for Spring Birding–An eBird Q&A

When: Tuesday, March 1, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern TimeWhere: ZoomDescription: Spring is approaching! And with it comes wonderful opportunities to experience birds during migration. eBird is here to help you get the most out of spring birding. Join our webinar and discover the power of eBird—just in time for peak birdwatching. During this live Q&A, eBird team members will answer your questions and explain how to find and report birds, share checklists, add photos or recordings, and more. Submit questions in advance during registration or live during the webinar.Registration Link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lCwA0wT9Qh-lURTRWMYeDAImages: American Wigeon © Oliver Patrick/Macaulay Library (ML380895901); App screenshot © eBird Mobile
